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Our full range of Christmas cards for 2017 is now available and includes new designs, handmade cards, our popular ‘bonus packs’ and some wrapping paper, so hopefully there is something for everyone! Please support Afasic by buying your Christmas cards from us and encouraging others to do so; all the proceeds will go towards Afasic’s…

Alison Huneke, the Afasic Helpline Manager, will be speaking at this free conference for parents. When: Wednesday 13 September 2017 Where: Zetland House, 5-25 Scrutton Street, London EC2A 4HJ See the download below for full details of the programme and how to book a place.

We would like to thank everyone that has made a donation to our summer appeal for the Afasic Parents’ Helpline Service. This has brought in over £3,600 to date and we are delighted at the response that it has received. If you haven’t yet managed to make a donation then it’s not too late –…

Due to a large increase in the costs associated with using the online fundraising site ‘Justgiving.com’, Afasic has taken the decision to remove its charity listing from the site. We simply cannot justify the cost of using this site when people can use other sites that basically do the same job at a much lower…

A recent process led by Professor Dorothy Bishop and Maggie Snowling of RALLI aimed to reach a consensus about terminology in this area. After months of discussion and review we are delighted to confirm that the agreed term is now Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and it replaces other terms such as Learning Language Impairment (LLI) and Specific…

The Afasic parents’ helpline service provides a vital source of information, help and advice for families facing up to speech, language and communication disorders. Unfortunately it is becoming increasingly difficult to get funding for the costs of this specialist service and right now we really do need help from our members and supporters to ensure…

We have been updating and revising our popular series of glossary sheets to reflect recent changes in SEN law and best practice. We have also added five brand new sheets which are free to download for everyone: Auditory Processing Disorder Social-Emotional-Behavioural Difficulties Executive Function Cluttering Speech and Language Needs Download now >>

Congratulations to our cyclists who successfully completed the 120 mile ride from London to Bath at the weekend, with a bear in a bath! The bike ride was over 2 days with an overnight stop in Newbury, right next to the racecourse, and about 60 miles of peddling each day. To read about their adventures…